The article dedicated to the 880th anniversary of the great thinker Nizami Ganjavi provides information about the coins of the late XII century-the beginning of the XIII century based on the existing numismatic facts. The first poem of the poet, “ The Treasury of Secrets” , is dedicated to the ruler of Erzinjan, Fakhr ad-din Bahram Shah (1155-1218). His name and the highest titles, as well as the 33rd verse from the surah “ Tawbah” (Repentance) of the Holy Quran, are minted on the gold dinars and copper coins of the period of his reign. The second poem – “ Khosrov and Shirin” is dedicated to the Seljuk sultan Togrul III (1177-1194) and the Azerbaijani atabeys Muhammad Jahan Pahlavan (1175-1186) and his brother Kyzyl Arslan (1187-1191). The article describes the types of these coins minted in Azerbaijan. The third poem “ Leyli and Majnun” is dedicated to Shirvanshah I Akhsitan ibn Manuchehr (1160-1196). The article mentions the metrological data and other features of the coins minted during the reign of this ruler, who was trying to protect the independence of the Shirvan state, as well as the places where such coins were found. The fourth poem, “ Seven Beauties” , is dedicated to Ala-al-Din Korpe Arslan (1174-1208), the ruler of Maragheh. The article presents a photo of a rare copper coin engraved with the name of this ruler. The fifth poem “ Eskandar-Nameh, The book of Alexander” is dedicated to Azerbaijani atabey Abu-Bakr (1191-1211) and the ruler of Mosul melik I’ zz ud-Din (1180-1193). At present, the American Numismatic Society preserves 3 different types of gold dinars belonging to the time of Atabey Abu-Bakr (1. 54 g; 1. 75 g; 3. 65 g). Such facts, bearing the names of this ruler and Muhammad Jahan Pahlavan, allow us to determine the economic growth of Azerbaijan in the relevant period, and the copper coins of the period to determine the state of domestic trade. Thus, the article, which recreates the numismatic landscape of the period, highlights the foreign and domestic coins minted in the so-called “ silver crisis” , the mints of that period and the monetary economy. Such findings, which also help to shed light on foreign trade relations, are of interest to numismatists, economists and fine art experts. As a result, our national heritage that has survived to the present day, the numismatic landscape of the Nizami period, has been reconsidered.